Discovery put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Haines City Hornets a 13-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Discovery also won the last time the pair played back in February.
Zachary Wagle was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Wagle has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wagle was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jamor C Richardson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Anderson Jorge was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Discovery and bumps their season record up to 12-6. As for Haines City, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-9.
Discovery is on the road again on Friday to play Wekiva at 7:00 p.m. Discovery is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Haines City, they will face off against Victory Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Haines City has given up an average of 12.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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